Housing and Homelessness

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only. JOURNAL – HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2023 ­ 2:30 PM JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER NITHYA RAMAN, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD, VICE CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS­DAWSON COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE (Luigi Verano – Legislative Assistant – (213) 978­1082 or Clerk.HousingandHomelessness@lacity.org) Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com The audio for Committee meetings is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.gov/calendar. The live audio can also be accessed at: (213) 621­CITY (Metro), (818) 904­9450 (Valley), (310) 471­CITY (Westside) and (310) 547­CITY (San Pedro Area). If the live audio is unavailable via one of these channels, members of the public are encouraged to use one of the other channels. The Committee will take public comment from members of the public in­person only; there will be no public comment by teleconference. Additional information regarding Committee procedures provided at the end of this agenda. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 22­1200­S5 Communication from the Mayor relative to the reappointment of Dr. Melissa Chinchilla to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Commission, for the term ending June 30, 2026. Financial Disclosure Statement: Not applicable Background Check Review: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Mayor's communication dated 08­14­23 ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent : Harris­ (1) 22­1200­S5 Communication from the Mayor relative to the reappointment of Dr. Melissa Chinchilla to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Commission, for the term ending June 30, 2026. Financial Disclosure Statement: Not applicable Background Check Review: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Mayor's communication dated 08­14­23 ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent : Harris­ Dawson (2) 23­1200­S146 Communications from the Mayor relative to the consideration of appointment of Mr. Christopher Zamor to the House LA Citizens Oversight Committee. Financial Disclosure Statement: Not applicable Background Check Review: Not applicable Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ NOVEMBER 9, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ NOVEMBER 8, 2023) NOTED and FILED Mayor's communications dated 09­25­23 and 09­27­23 ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent : Harris­Dawson (3) 23­0804 Motion (Yaroslavsky – Raman ­ et al) relative to instructing the Community Investment and Families Department (CIFD) and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) to report on recommendations to enhance City programs currently serving female­identifying individuals experiencing homelessness and survivors of domestic/intimate partner violence, based on the findings of the 2022 Los Angeles County Women's Needs Assessment, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Yaroslavsky ­ Raman ­ et al) ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent : Harris­Dawson (4) 23­1012 CD 14 Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners report relative to authorizing the Department of Recreation and Parks to execute the amended and previously recorded Covenant and Agreements for the Pueblo Del Sol Development. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners report dated 09­18­23 ­ (4)  APPROVED Motion (Yaroslavsky ­ Raman ­ et al) ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent : Harris­Dawson (4) 23­1012 CD 14 Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners report relative to authorizing the Department of Recreation and Parks to execute the amended and previously recorded Covenant and Agreements for the Pueblo Del Sol Development. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners report dated 09­18­23 ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent : Harris­Dawson (5) 23­1066 CD 5 Bureau of Engineering and City Administrative Officer (CAO) reports relative to funding allocation, construction, lease or similar agreement, and operation of an interim housing facility the City­owned property 2377 Midvale Avenue; and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption determination that the project is statutorily exempt under Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(4) as specific action necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency as also reflected in CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c); and under Public Resources Code Section 21080.27 (AB 1197) applicable to City of Los Angeles emergency homeless shelters. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Bureau of Engineering report dated 09­29­23, and City Administrative Officer report dayed 09­29­23 ­ (5) Yes; (0) No (6) 23­0652­S1 Communication from the Mayor dated relative to the Housing and Homelessness Emergency Action Plan in response to the updated emergency declaration. CONTINUED TO OCTOBER 18, 2023 (7) 23­0670­S1 Communication from the Mayor relative to the proposed design, implementation and evaluation of a pilot program for expenditure of Opioid and Tobacco settlement funds. (Continued from Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting of August 16,2023) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (This item is referred to Housing and Homelessness, Budget, Finance and Innovation, and Neighborhoods and Community  Communication from the Mayor relative to the proposed design, implementation and evaluation of a pilot program for expenditure of Opioid and Tobacco settlement funds. (Continued from Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting of August 16,2023) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (This item is referred to Housing and Homelessness, Budget, Finance and Innovation, and Neighborhoods and Community Enrichment Committees) CONTINUED TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED (8) 17­0090­S15 CDs 1, 7, 10, 11, 15Proposition HHH Administrative Oversight Committee (Prop HHH AOC) report relative to amendments to Proposition HHH Fiscal Year 2020­21 Project Expenditure Plan, as amended by the Prop HHH AOC. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Proposition HHH Administrative Overight report dated 09­20­23 ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent : Harris­Dawson (9) 22­1578 CAO report relative to creating a standardized Request for Proposal and/or other process, for privately owned parcels and buildings to be considered for development or acquisition as interim housing sites, along with funding options of the recommended process. (Continued from Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting of September 29, 2023.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Pursuant to Council action of February 15, 2023) CONTINUED TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED (10) ­­­ Verbal update from the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) regarding progress on emergency housing voucher lease­ups. DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY SUPPORTING MATERIALS  CONTINUED TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED (10) ­­­ Verbal update from the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) regarding progress on emergency housing voucher lease­ups. DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY SUPPORTING MATERIALS Materials relating to items on the agenda are available on the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System found at https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect by entering the Council File number (e.g., 00­0000) associated with the agenda item. PUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS Members of the public who wish to speak on one or multiple items shall have an opportunity to speak up to one minute per item up to a total of two minutes for two or more agenda items. At regular meetings, members of the public shall also have an opportunity to speak up to one minute for general public comment on any matter within the subject­matter jurisdiction of the Committee. The Committee is not required to take general public comment at special meetings. The Committee may limit the total amount of time for public comment on any specific agenda item, on all agenda­items collectively, and/or on general public comment, based on the anticipated time required to hear from public speakers on any given or all agenda items, on the availability of Committee members and the need to maintain quorum, and on any other relevant factor. The Committee shall not discuss or take action relative to any general public comment except as explicitly permitted under the Brown Act. COMMITTEE INFORMATION, ASSIGNMENTS, AND STRUCTURE https://clerk.lacity.gov/clerk­services/cps/council­committee­meetings/info­assignments­structure SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION Requests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, can be made by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (213) 978­1133. 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There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY­Based TRS; Speech­to­Speech Relay Service; Shared Non­English Language Relay Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications­relay­service­trs. Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the caller is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello, this is the relay service…" when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf, TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE (TRS) COMMUNICATIONS Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability, may be able to avail themselves of both for peer­to­peer and third­party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications. Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers ­ generally telephone companies ­ are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no cost to the TRS user. What forms of TRS are available? There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY­Based TRS; Speech­to­Speech Relay Service; Shared Non­English Language Relay Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications­relay­service­trs. Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the caller is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello, this is the relay service…" when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf, hard­of­hearing, or has a speech disability. For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit the FCC's Disability Rights Office website.